The struggle over Muslim religious liberty is a test of religious freedom itself ...
An interview with Father Mario Alexis Portella, author of a book that examines what Muslims believe and how Islam is portrayed in the West. ABOVE: Benozzo Gozzoli, “Saint Francis Before the Sultan,” ...
Freedom of worship is like freedom of speech: either you believe in it or you don’t. You can’t proclaim it in general terms ...
It's a Saturday evening during Ramadan and chicken curry, naan and rice are on the menu at the Maryam Islamic Center in Sugar Land. Hundreds of people have gathered in the Houston suburb to break ...
The Pew report reveals how religious disaffiliation and population growth have influenced the global religious landscape. Muslims are the fastest-growing faith group, followed by the religiously ...
The flashlight in my hand was pointed at the damp branches ahead of me as I watched them sway to the cool whims of Brother Wind. “This is stupid,” I thought to myself. An instructor had woken me up ...
As Muslim private schools try to join Texas’ new voucher program, top Republicans have vowed to stop what they call “radical ...
The phrase, meaning “Happy Ramadan,” is frequently used during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, a time when fasting, prayer and reflection are heavily prioritized. Ramadan, one of the most ...
(The Conversation) — Islamic views on abortion are based on diverse interpretations of what’s right and wrong when it comes to the body. This question really needs to be reframed, because it implies a ...
Osama bin Laden, the world’s most notorious terrorist, has handed Muslims everywhere their worst public-relations nightmare: September 11 as a picture, an embodiment, of Islam. Muslims now have to ...